’SpeakingofBurke，hesaid，“Itwascommonlyobserved，hespoketooofteninparliament；butnobodycouldsayhedidnotspeakwell，thoughtoofrequentlyandtoofamiliarly。“
’WedinedteteateteattheMitre，asIwaspreparingtoreturntoIreland，afteranabsenceofmanyyears。IregrettedmuchleavingLondon，whereIhadformedmanyagreeableconnexions：“Sir，saidhe，Idon’twonderatit；noman，fondofletters，leavesLondonwithoutregret。Butremember，Sir，youhaveseenandenjoyedagreatdeal；——youhaveseenlifeinitshighestdecorations，andtheworldhasnothingnewtoexhibit。Nomanissowellqualifyedtoleavepublicklifeashewhohaslongtrieditandknownitwell。Wearealwayshankeringafteruntriedsituationsandimagininggreaterfelicityfromthemthantheycanafford。No，Sir，knowledgeandvirtuemaybeacquiredinallcountries，andyourlocalconsequencewillmakeyousomeamendsfortheintellectualgratificationsyourelinquish。“
’Hethentookamostaffectingleaveofme；said，heknew，itwasapointofDUTYthatcalledmeaway。“Weshallallbesorrytoloseyou，“saidhe：“laudotamen。“’
’ToSIRJOSHUAREYNOLDS，INLEICESTER-FIELDS。
’DEARSIR，——WhenIcametoLichfield，Ifoundthatmyportraithadbeenmuchvisited，andmuchadmired。Everymanhasalurkingwishtoappearconsiderableinhisnativeplace；andIwaspleasedwiththedignityconferredbysuchatestimonyofyourregard。